July
Breezers,
Welp into July we go. We've had reprieve in the Midwest from the mid-June heat, with temperatures since Sunday having been much cooler. Parts of Wisconsin and northern Minnesota did not reach 60 degrees on Tuesday, if you can believe it. The only storms blowing in the Midwest were Lou Pinella yesterday and Ron Gardy Monday. The Holiday weekend looks fairly quiet with regard to weather from the 'Sota to the 'Dota, with a very weak trough passage having only small chances for isolated storms during the afternoon and evening. Most fireworks shows should go it seems. Hope everyone gets to see a few. For ironically the 5th straight year I'll be working the evening of the 4th, but in Minnesota that doesn't mean missed fireworks thanks to the extra long days. Both of the last two years I was able to see fireworks after I got off at 10. Unfortunately this year I work til midnight, but if weather is quiet Sat eve I can step outside and see parts of at least 5 shows at once with the good view, so it's all good. Nothing quite like the Mendota fairgrounds though. It's been since 2002 that I have been there! Scruff can you believe it?!
Tomorrow, the first Friedlein cat, Tuffie, turns 13. She's still got the swagger she had when she first entered the neighborhood as "the tuffest cat around". Yeah she's slowed down in recent years, and this past year has seen her struggle a bit. But Tuffie is still Tuffie, will still bite your toes when you get out of the shower, will still bask in the sun, will still hiss at strangers yet not go run and hide, and will still let the other cat Pudge know who's boss of the house.
Been on a long stretch of shifts, but a little break in the evenings the next two before starting a stretch of eves again on Sat. So got some work to do on the phone here. Big news is that the Mammens' trip to MN is just over 3 weeks away, and the North Star State is bracing itself. I cannot wait! As for the big count, we are down to 34 days. It's quite humorous how in the past 48 hours, with the calendar change to July, that people are starting to realize how close we are.and inquiring as to where the countdown stands. One month from Monday, so expect a public service announcement then. And only two months from Sunday is kickoff to college football, which means a little under that until the MEPs (Mengler's Expert Picks) which are going web-based this year. Look out.
Now while the 4th is Saturday, no one should look at it as "halfway through summer". That makes zero sense. For one, most people think summer begins June 21st, just a week and a half ago?!?! To meteorologists, the start of summer is the 1st of June. Even with that, summer is not near half way done. I like to look at it as when the peak temperatures occur, which is the latter portion of July, something like the 24-26 as the mid-point of summer. So Mammens, you are the midpoint of summer for me.
Also, my good friend Jimmy will be leaving the journalism business next week in Evansville to pursue bigger and better things at the United Way. Despite his antics I have witnessed many times firsthand, he is a fabulous writer, an "award-winning one" if he may so himself. He's come a ways from the "Police Beat" in Paduuuucah. Haha. Check out an exerpt of some of his work here. Nothing better than him calling and quoting me for info about severe weather in Indiana and Kentucky while I'm in Minnesota. Classic! And there is great potential, in part because of the timing of his job shift, that Jimmity Cricket may make it to the SCF. That would be nothing shy of ridiculous.
SCF 2009 Dream Count = 5
What's yours at?
From the 'Sota to the 'Dota .... actually .... as Lee Greenwood sings ..... "From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Kentucky, across the plains of Illinois, from Chicago to the Mississippi. From DeKalb down to Paducah, and the Twin Cities to the World's Greatest Little One, there's pride in every American heart and it's time we stand and say......................................"
mmmbooyah ... Happy 4th!
MTF
Welp into July we go. We've had reprieve in the Midwest from the mid-June heat, with temperatures since Sunday having been much cooler. Parts of Wisconsin and northern Minnesota did not reach 60 degrees on Tuesday, if you can believe it. The only storms blowing in the Midwest were Lou Pinella yesterday and Ron Gardy Monday. The Holiday weekend looks fairly quiet with regard to weather from the 'Sota to the 'Dota, with a very weak trough passage having only small chances for isolated storms during the afternoon and evening. Most fireworks shows should go it seems. Hope everyone gets to see a few. For ironically the 5th straight year I'll be working the evening of the 4th, but in Minnesota that doesn't mean missed fireworks thanks to the extra long days. Both of the last two years I was able to see fireworks after I got off at 10. Unfortunately this year I work til midnight, but if weather is quiet Sat eve I can step outside and see parts of at least 5 shows at once with the good view, so it's all good. Nothing quite like the Mendota fairgrounds though. It's been since 2002 that I have been there! Scruff can you believe it?!
Tomorrow, the first Friedlein cat, Tuffie, turns 13. She's still got the swagger she had when she first entered the neighborhood as "the tuffest cat around". Yeah she's slowed down in recent years, and this past year has seen her struggle a bit. But Tuffie is still Tuffie, will still bite your toes when you get out of the shower, will still bask in the sun, will still hiss at strangers yet not go run and hide, and will still let the other cat Pudge know who's boss of the house.
Been on a long stretch of shifts, but a little break in the evenings the next two before starting a stretch of eves again on Sat. So got some work to do on the phone here. Big news is that the Mammens' trip to MN is just over 3 weeks away, and the North Star State is bracing itself. I cannot wait! As for the big count, we are down to 34 days. It's quite humorous how in the past 48 hours, with the calendar change to July, that people are starting to realize how close we are.and inquiring as to where the countdown stands. One month from Monday, so expect a public service announcement then. And only two months from Sunday is kickoff to college football, which means a little under that until the MEPs (Mengler's Expert Picks) which are going web-based this year. Look out.
Now while the 4th is Saturday, no one should look at it as "halfway through summer". That makes zero sense. For one, most people think summer begins June 21st, just a week and a half ago?!?! To meteorologists, the start of summer is the 1st of June. Even with that, summer is not near half way done. I like to look at it as when the peak temperatures occur, which is the latter portion of July, something like the 24-26 as the mid-point of summer. So Mammens, you are the midpoint of summer for me.
Also, my good friend Jimmy will be leaving the journalism business next week in Evansville to pursue bigger and better things at the United Way. Despite his antics I have witnessed many times firsthand, he is a fabulous writer, an "award-winning one" if he may so himself. He's come a ways from the "Police Beat" in Paduuuucah. Haha. Check out an exerpt of some of his work here. Nothing better than him calling and quoting me for info about severe weather in Indiana and Kentucky while I'm in Minnesota. Classic! And there is great potential, in part because of the timing of his job shift, that Jimmity Cricket may make it to the SCF. That would be nothing shy of ridiculous.
SCF 2009 Dream Count = 5
What's yours at?
From the 'Sota to the 'Dota .... actually .... as Lee Greenwood sings ..... "From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Kentucky, across the plains of Illinois, from Chicago to the Mississippi. From DeKalb down to Paducah, and the Twin Cities to the World's Greatest Little One, there's pride in every American heart and it's time we stand and say......................................"
mmmbooyah ... Happy 4th!
MTF
I actually re-read your "Lee Greenwood" lyrics with the tune in my head, and I have to say, Todd - Not your best.
Shoutout to Tuffie.
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Agreed, C- effort at best
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Interesting opinion, can I use this material in my essay?
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And I have been campaigning for the past three months trying to get the Senate Judiciary Committee that has the oversight authority and responsibility to start its own public hearings.
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